Battle Creek Times

19.9 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Burlington in 2018, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 18.1 percent lower than the state average of 38 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 282.

93.7 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Burlington residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	12	6.3
Regular high school diploma	87	45.5
GED or alternative credential	11	5.8
Some college, less than 1 year	25	13.1
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	18	9.4
Associate's degree	13	6.8
Bachelor's degree	5	2.6
Master's degree	20	10.5
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018.